<p>For those of you have taken the SAT, after the test, how did you feel you did? Were your suspicions correct on how you did? I'm just curious, even though I'm done with the whole SAT scene :).</p>
<p>I predicted:</p>
<p>~730 CR
800 Math
~730 Writing</p>
<p>And Got:</p>
<p>720 CR
800 Math
790 Writing</p>
<p>Kinda cool really. If only the writing was worth as much as the others...</p>
<p>I thought I had done really well in CR, then I realized I got 3 vocabs wrong. The Writing blew me away though; I though my essay was garbage.</p>
<p>In January, I took it for the first time and got a 2290 (M 760/V 800/W 730). I was very surprised at my 800 in CR even though I was pretty confident in all of my answers. Math, I know I should have been more careful because I undoubtedly made many silly mistakes. But I am just happy that I got above 750 for Math. As for Writing, I was definitely surprised to see my score - Writing has consistently been my strongest section on the PSAT and all practice tests. I feel happy that I did well on my first time, but I don't think I would put it past me to retake it in April for a better Writing score.</p>
<p>Congratulations to you both :). I started this thread because I've always wondered about impressions after the SAT.</p>
<p>Here was how I felt:
the first time I took the SAT, I thought I aced it! (yeah right) turns out I ended up bombing it (sort of). 2180.</p>
<p>Second time I took it, I really practiced hard. But I screwed up on math though, so I thought I did really poorly. 2320.</p>
<p>I knew I could do better, so I retook it. This was really confusing to me because I couldn't tell how I did. Anyways, I improved with a 2360. </p>
<p>So that's partly the reason for creating this thread-- I feel like I really can't predict how I well I do, although there's an upward trend probably from practicing.</p>
<p>Wow, you really improved a lot, congrats! I'm still unsure about whether or not I should retake my own score...can you give me some advice (seeing as how you are experienced)?</p>
<p>Depending on where you want to go, I would recommend you taking it again. The average student takes it about 2-3 times (Some of my friends actually took it 4 times, and the colleges didn't care--they got into very good schools!). If I was you, I would work my butt off on writing and pull an 800. I wouldn't worry about your other scores. Assuming you're looking at private colleges, they take your composite score, so you could easily have a 2360. If you wish to have a higher Math score, then just practice more. At least in my opinion, you really have to perfect the math section if you want 800, but that's just me.</p>
<p>Hm, the thing is I actually thought I did near perfect on the Writing section but still ended up with a 730. On my last practice test, I got a 800 on Writing and I got 78/80 W on the PSAT. I just don't want to come out of the April test, feel confident with my score, and then get another unexpected surprise.</p>
<p>I'd say the best thing you can do is just practice. I do think that the SAT has a certain degree of luck (getting an easy essay grader for example, the curve on sections, etc.) Personally, the second time I got a 12 on the essay, but the third time I got a 10. How weird! (I felt the same as you--I thought Writing was my strongest section, but ended up getting the lowest on that section: 790 Verbal, 800 Math, 770 Writing). If you really concentrate on the writing, then I feel you can't possibly screw up.</p>
<p>Thanks, tchaikovsky. Are there any good books for the SAT that you used/recommend besides the Blue Book?</p>
<p>All I used was the Princeton Review book and the collegeboard book.</p>
<p>I predicted 780m/750ishcr/780w and got 780m/760cr/780w. I might retake because I think I can improve.</p>
<p>You prediction was pretty accurate.</p>